Another call for global democracy, yet from another light in the prism

Terrorism is wrong. It is wrong because it is not working and it is only destructive. Whatever the cause, indiscriminate killings can only alleniate potential supporters, jeopardising the success of the mission. For any work there are two approaches: the smart way or the botched way. Terrorist acts are botched: that is the revolutionaries have not done their homework.

For lack of communication, organization, cohesion, agreement on a common mission statement, and financial backing, terrorism only succeeds in creating a stalemate between insecurity and status quo, moving further into the future any potential positive change, leaving all parties on the defensive in the meantime.

The smart way is to play the chess game: settle and publish a clarified mission with detailed justifications, explore all potential solutions, create political arms to address the issues within the frame of the law, and create a more radical arm for those issues the current frame of law or order will not bulge on - the Ganghi-style civil disobedience.

As for terror acts themselves: a large bus killing can help drag attention to a cause, but it will never solve the problem, on the contrary. Radicals must target the strong pieces, the ones pulling the strings, people or infrastructure - without resorting to physical violence. Most importantly, like a game of chess, one must analyse the consequences of any action: who and what will come next and will that help the cause?

Terrorism in general is the result of cumulated frustration. Out of despair and feelings of powerlessness, one can be dragged into suicide or public vengeful acts, both extreme, destructive, egotistic, easy and useless acts. Feeling powerless and abused only happens when one did not have the chance to voice his opinion and participate in the decision-making process, when one - or one group - becomes the passive bearer of others' decisions. Promoting democracy within states is fine, as it should and will diminish tensions between different interest groups at the national level if decisions are given the time to reach a matured and unbiased consensus.

The problem remains wide open between states and with transnational interest groups. Hence the need for a global democracy.